wade. this is not the battleground that will ever get you to where the next election will be. >> it's really interesting to read as i did today, what the republicans are saying what's our problem? now, they understand that you can't go as they did from having a margin of 9% among hispanics for democrats eight years ago and 44% yesterday. you can't go from having -- in addition, 8% gender gap, 12% gender gap four years ago. 18% gender gap today. a real problem there. and you can't say, we have got to stick to our guns, wasn't conservative enough. there was a real, real problem if they allow, as frank said, this right wing tail to wag their dog. >> was it a mistake to go to paul ryan as the vp pick? is it the wrong message? another white guy with pretty far right social issues, certainly? with hindsight, monday morning quarterback, was it a mistake? should he have gone for a braver pick? a marco rubio, condoleezza rice? >> i don't know that paul ryan hurt him that much. there was a lot of atm